Hours after Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain was appointed as the new chief justice of Bangladesh, Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah has resigned from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. The senior-most judge of the Appellate Division, Justice Miah had been performing as the acting chief justice since October 3. The post of the chief justice fell vacant when Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha resigned on November 10 last year after taking a leave of absence on health grounds in October. Afterwards, Justice Miah was made the acting chief justice after Justice Sinha went abroad on leave. Meanwhile, talking to reporters right after Justice Hossain’s appointment, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said the president appointed the new chief justice according to Article 95(1) of the constitution.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 02, 2018 15:16 UTC